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| Topic | Would assassinating Hitler during WW2 have stopped the Nazis? |
| Firewerx 07/06/19 5:24:58 PM #14: | Orlando_Jordan posted... No, Germany would have elected a more intelligent, more dangerous, possibly less charismatic leader and won WWII. You seriously think that a consequence of Hitler's assassination would have been democratic elections, instead of a bloody purge and savage party infighting over the succession? That the right man to lead the country will always somehow float to the top, instead of the winner simply being skilled at hacking his way through the jungle of Nazi politics? The candidates lined up to fill Hitler's shoes were unlikely to be any improvement. Christ, look at the disastrous performance of Himmler (probably the man best positioned to replace Hitler) when he was finally given military responsibility -- command of Army Group Oberrhein during Operation Nordwind. --- textual predator ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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